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- Stop interfering in Venezuela, Russia warns US - Keith-264 April 2, 2019, 8:49 am
- Bhadrakumar: China sends over a hundred troops and materiel to Venezuela - - Rhisiart Gwilym April 2, 2019, 2:28 pm
Posted by Tomski
on April 2, 2019, 6:50 pm, in reply to "Bhadrakumar: China sends over a hundred troops and materiel to Venezuela -"
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Ta for that. At the end of the day: Both Russia and China have heavily invested in Venezuela, the latter by far outstripping the former. According to a recent report in the LA Times, “Over the decade ending in 2016, China loaned Venezuela approximately $62 billion, much of which Caracas could repay with oil. Moscow in the last several years gave Venezuela $17 billion in loans and investment, and in December the two governments signed a new deal in which Russia will invest $6 billion in Venezuela’s oil and gold sectors.” I would have thought even mafiosi would understand that China and Russia are looking after their commercial interests, this time putting their foot down, unlike in Libya where they got screwed. Cheers |
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